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The Genesis of the Guffaw
As the Improv celebrates its 50th anniversary, a look back at the story of the nation's first true comedy club
February 27th, 2013
Seven Questions
Jay Mohr
The comedian on why hockey players rule, his dream TV gig and how there’s no ‘act’ in his act
June 16th, 2011
While television has been an uncertain mistress, Mohr has successfully toured as a stand-up, drawing from a stable of eerily spot-on impressions that run from Christopher Walken (with whom he worked in the film Suicide Kings) to the semi-obscure Colin Quinn and Forest Whitaker. Mohr has always dipped a toe into the sports pool—he played agent Bob Sugar in Jerry Maguire and he regularly fills in for nationally syndicated radio host Jim Rome. Last year, Mohr did his first turn hosting the NHL Awards at the Pearl, and he’s back again, emceeing the event on June 22, followed by a June 24-26 headlining run at the Improv at Harrah’s. Read more »
